It Is Claimed That in a Bushel of Peaches, Less $\alpha$

question 61

Multiple Choice

It is claimed that in a bushel of peaches, less than ten percent are defective. A sample of 400 peaches is examined and 50 are found to be defective. If $\alpha$ = 0.025, what will be the decision?

• A) Fail to reject the null and conclude the defects are not greater than 10%
• B) Reject the null and conclude the defects are not greater than 10%
• C) Reject the null and conclude the defects are greater than 10%
• D) Fail to reject the null and conclude the defects are not less than 10%

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